The Metropolitan Environmental Trust and Tulsa Biofuels will be collecting used cooking oil from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., June 27th at the Collinsville M.e.t. recycling center located at 306 W. Broadway.

“Cooking oil, especially in large quantities, should never be placed in residential trash or poured down the drain,” says Michael Patton, executive director for The M.e.t. “Small amounts placed in the trash in a sealed container are acceptable, but large quantities can pose problems for residential plumbing, city sewers and trash haulers.”

Cooking grease is the primary cause of most residential pipeline and city sewer main blockages. This results in sewage overflows. The sewage that is spilled will eventually reach Oklahoma streams and rivers. Fats, oils and grease such as frying oil, salad oil and meat drippings are causes of this problem.

After the cooking oil waste is collected, it is taken back to Tulsa Biofuels and turned into a clean burning renewable fuel called biodiesel. Biodiesel is 70 percent cleaner than petroleum diesel and is created locally.

Saturday’s collection is open to all Collinsville residents. Commercial waste will not be accepted. Oil should be brought in a sealed plastic container. For more information about the event, call 584-0584 or visit www.metrecycle.com.

Contact: Kasey Frost, PR Coordinator
918-584-0584 -- Kasey@metrecycle.com
6/23/2009

Easiest way to get there turn west on 106 street off Garnett. Use the North main entrance and move to the right through the hallways. Banquet will be at the very end of the hall on the West end and the North side of the hallway.

Meet the Cardinal has just recently been changed to August 27.

Also for Cardinal Kickoff Banquet speaker will be Chris Kaiser from Tulsa University. He is on staff at TU and active in FCA.

Thank you, Robert Curtis (6/25/2009)